Metal ties for railroads.



W. H- MORGAN & v. .HARTZELL.

METAL TIES FOR RAILROADS.

APPLICATION-FILED MAY15, 1911.

Patented May 14, 1912.

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W. MORGAN & W. V. HARTZELI'.

} METAL TIES FOR RAILROADS.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 15:19-11.

Patentfi May 14-, 1912.

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. METAL TIES FOR RAILROADS. APPLICATION FILED MAY 15, 1911.

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l V/ZYVESSES v I. I '7 W "{I M Altorney [1V VE N T 0165 anchoring WILLIAM HENRY MORGAN AND WALTER V. KARTZELL,

on ALLIANCE, OHIO; SAID HARTZELL ASSIGNOR TO SAID MORGAN. i

METAL TIES FOR RAILROADS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 14, 1912.

Application filed May 15, 1911. Serial Np. 627,270.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, VViLLiAM H. Mon- GAN and WVALTun V. lIAR'lZlCLL, citizens of the United States, and residents of Alliance, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metal 'lies for Railroads; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to an improvement in metal ties for l'tlillUiltlS, and is designed particularly as an improvement on the constructiondiselosed in applicat'irm No. (315,423 filed March 18th, 1911, by \Villiam Henry organ.

The ties shown in the above application are all Z-shape in plan with parallel members running in the direction of the length of the rails for supporting the latter, each rail supporting member being bent outwardly at its end to prevent lateral tilting of the ties.

The object of this invention is to cheapen the cost of production of the ties, and also to provide simple and efficient means for maintaining the gage of the track and absolutely preventing any spreading due to the elasticity or flexibility of the Z-shape ties.

A further object is to provide means for the track to the road bed, so as to prevent longitudinal creeping of the track on grades, the parallel rail supporting members of the Zshaped eral creeping.

With these and other objects in view our invention consists in a series of Z-shapcd metal ties, and straight metal ties altcrnat ing with the Z-sliaped tics and projecting at the sides beyond the rail supporting ll'lQlIlbers of the latter.

Our invention, further consists in means fol-clamping the straight .ties to the rails.

Our invention further consists in the details of construction and combinations of parts as wi be more fully explained and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, I igure 1 is a view in plan oi a section of track enibodying our invention. Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation of one of the straight ties hhowing the rails secured thereon. Fig. 3 is a view in section on the line {1?- of Fig. 1.

being integral, and

' flange G of the tie, and the head 7 ties, preventing all lat;-

Figs. 4, 5 and 5 showing the means for securing the rail holding means to the tie. Fig. 6 is a view of the blank from which the rail securing plates are made, and Fig. 7 is a plan view showing the Z-shaped ties with outwardly bent ends and straight ties intermediate the Z-sliaped ties.

1 represents a series of z-shaped ties, each comprising parallel rail supporting members 2, and a body 3 portion connecting the rail supporting members, all of said parts 4 are the straight ties arranged alternatelybetween the Z-sliaped ties, and projecting as shown beyond the rail supporting members of the. latter. Both the straight and the Z-shaped ties are I-shaped in cross section, with the base flanges 5 Wider than the top flanges 6, the base flanges of the Z-shaped ties being cut away or of reduced width at the bends, so as to facilitate the bending. These ties are preferably made from old rails as shown in Fig.3, the base flange of the rail section forming the top of the rail,

shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, being flatare views in perspective tened out to form the. wider base flan e as explained in the application above referred to, but they can of course be made direct rom new material.v

Tn order to prevent longitudinal creeping of the track. we flatten out the base flange at the center of the straightties as shown at 8 in Figs. 1 and 3, and thus provide elongated anchors extcnding longitudinally of the tie. and of depth suflicient below the tie, to anchor the latter against the possibility of creeping in the direction of the length oi the track, lateral creeping being prevented by the rail supporting sections of the Z- shaped ties, which are embedded in the ballast.

t) are the straight tie rail securing plates to which the track rails are secured. ,These 'ilates are made. from rectangular blanks, shown in Fig. (i and slitted at each end as at 9". lheulour ton ues 11 formed by slitting a the ilate 9 are bent dowinvardl Y and under V the top flanges ot the he as shown in l' l and 5, the central tongues projecting at the two sides ol the. tie for the attachment ot the rail securing clamps 115.

The lie 4 is provided. with lugs l-l, formed 11 dis )la'em the. metal from below whlcli .i I b ,i lugs torni abntinents "tor the opposite sides of the plates 9, and hold the latter againstand operate to hold the latter in proper po-' sition 0n the plates, and the horizontal tongues 12 of said plates are provided with depending ribs 16, formed by displacing the metal from above, for the attachment of the spring clamps which latter form the subject matter'of our application Serial Number 615,397 filed. March 18, 1911. By this construction we are enabled to use the same clamps for securing the rails to the straight ties, as are used on the ties' having parallel members running in the direction of the length of the rails and on which the rails are supported.

If desired we may use the Z.-shaped ties having parallel rails supporting members with outwardly bent ends, as shown in Fig. 7, thus increasing materially the bearing surtaco of the ties at points outside of the rails, and if desired we may alsodispense with the anchors depending from the straight ties. and depend on the contact of the latter with the ballashto prevent endwise creeping ot' the track.

It is evident that many slight. changes might be resorted to in the relative arrangement of the parts shown and described without departing from the spirit and scope of our invention. Hence we would. have it understood that we do not wish to confine ourselves to the exact construction and arrangement of parts shown and described, but

llaving fully described our invention what we-claim as new and desire to secure by Lettersl.atent, is:-

1. The combination of a series ot metal ties, the ends of each of which are bent into parallel planes to form carrying members for the rails, and straight ties alternating with the bentties, the ends of the straight ties projecting beyond the carrying members of said bent ties.

9. The combination of a series of metal ties the ends of each of which are bent into parallel planes to form carrying members for the rails, the said carrying members having outwardly bent ends. and straightrties alternating with the bent ties, the ends of the straight ties projecting beyond the carrying members of said bent ties.

3. The combination of a series of Z- shaped metal ties, the parallel ends of which form therail supports, and straight ties alternating with the Z-shaped ties.

-l'. The combination of a series of Z- shaped metal ties the parallel ends of which form the rail supports, and straight ties alternating with the Z-shaped ties and projecting at the sides of the rails beyond said Z-shaped ties.

5. The combination of a series of Z- shaped metal ties. and straight ties alternating with the Z-shaped ties, the straight tic-s having depending anchors extending lengthwise the tie.

6. The combination of a series of Z- shaped ties having parallel ends extending lengthwise the rails for supporting the latter, and straight ties alternating with the Z- shaped tiesythe said straight ties having forwardly and rearwardly extending tongues under the rails for attaching the rails to the straight ties.

In testimony whereof, we have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM HENRY MORGAN.

N. C. Firrrnas,

llannv N. KING. 

